Top frame for a golf bag

ABSTRACT

A top frame is mounted on a golf bag to hold heads of golf clubs and has a base, a support and transverse rows of multiple dividing spaces. The support is formed on the base and has multiple crossbeams transversely formed on the support at different levels. The transverse rows of the dividing spaces are defined through the support, correspond to the crossbeams, are located different levels and respectively hold the golf clubs. The dividing spaces in different levels appropriately classify the golf clubs with different lengths so that a user may quickly access to a desired golf club without seeking and consideration.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a top frame, and more particularly to atop frame mounted on a golf bag and separately holding heads of golfbags in different levels to facilitate access to the golf clubs.

2. Description of Related Art

Golf clubs such as woods, irons and putters are generally longer thanconventional golf bags so a head protrudes from the golf bag tofacilitate removal. Many competition rules dictate that a maximum offourteen clubs may be carried and used and are selected from woods,hybrids, irons, putters. The clubs have a shaft having a length andangle. Shaft length varies, with longer shaft woods between about106-117 cm to about 89-99 cm for irons. However, putters, hybrids andspecialist clubs may vary beyond these limits. The conventional golf bagstands at about 86-89 cm and has a top frame, so some golf club headsare exposed beyond the top frame or suspended from the top frame.Therefore, when carrying or moving the golf bag the heads and shafts ofthe golf clubs may collide and wear or damage one another.

To prevent the collision between golf clubs, a conventional top frame isthickened to and has multiple recesses respectively holding the clubheads in a fixed orientation to obviate collision and wear problems.

However, the conventional top frame does not arrange golf clubs indifferent level according to different club types with different lengthsso that accessing to a desired golf club is inconvenient and wastestime.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a top framefor a golf bag to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a top frame mounted ona golf bag and separately holding heads of golf bags in different levelsto facilitate access to the golf clubs.

A top frame in accordance with the present invention is mounted on agolf bag to hold heads of golf clubs and has a base, a support andtransverse rows of multiple dividing spaces. The support is formed onthe base and has multiple crossbeams transversely formed on the supportat different levels. The transverse rows of the dividing spaces aredefined through the support, correspond to the crossbeams, are locateddifferent levels and respectively hold the golf clubs. The dividingspaces in different levels appropriately classify the golf clubs withdifferent lengths so that a user may quickly access to a desired golfclub without seeking and consideration.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a top frame for agolf bag in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the top frame in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an operational perspective view of the top frame in FIG. 1holding heads of golf clubs;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the top frame in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional side view of the top frame in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an operational side view of the top frame in FIG. 1 mounted ona golf bag and holding the heads of the golf clubs;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a top frame for agolf bag in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the top frame in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an operational perspective view of the top frame in FIG. 7holding heads of golf clubs; and

FIG. 10 is a top view of the top frame in FIG. 7.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, a first embodiment of a top frame inaccordance with the present invention is mounted on a golf bag (90) andholds heads (96) of golf clubs (95) in the golf bag (90) separately toprevent the heads (96) from colliding or wearing one another. The golfbag (90) and has a vertical axis (V), a horizontal axis (H), a body anda bottom cuff mounted on the body.

The top frame has a base (10), a support (20), transverse rows ofmultiple dividing spaces (33, 34, 35), a putter space (50), alongitudinal partition (40) and a longitudinal column of multiple spaces(60) for woods.

The base (10) is inclined relative to the horizontal axis (H) of thegolf bag (90), is mounted on the body of the golf bag (90) and has afront (11), a rear (12) and a top (13) and a bottom.

The rear (12) is higher than front (11) of the base (10) relative to thevertical axis (V) of the golf bag (90).

The support (20) is formed on the top of the base (10) and has a front(21), a rear (22) and multiple crossbeams (23, 24).

The rear (22) is higher than the front (21) of the support (20) relativeto the vertical axis (V) of the golf bag (90).

The crossbeams (23, 24, 25) are formed transversely on the support (20)and are located at different levels relative to vertical axis (V) of thegolf bag so that the heads (96) of the golf clubs (95) may rest on thecrossbeams (23, 24, 25). At least two of the crossbeams (24, 25) arepositioning crossbeams and each positioning crossbeam has multiplepositioning recesses (241, 251). The positioning recesses (24, 25) aredefined in the positioning crossbeams.

Furthermore, one crossbeam (25) is a protruding crossbeam formed on andprotruding backwards from the rear (12) of the base (10) so that thepositioning recesses (251) of the protruding crossbeam may respectivelyhold iron heads that have about four inches of width, as shown in FIG.9. Because each iron head has four inches of width, a conventional topframe without the backward protruding crossbeam would cannot hold two ormore rows of iron heads and other golf club heads and prevent the rowsfrom ribbing against each other. With the protruding crossbeam, adistance between adjacent rows of the positioning recesses (241, 251) issufficiently increased so that the top frame of the present inventionsuccessfully and conveniently holds two or more rows of irons and othergolf clubs without rubbing and collision.

The transverse rows of the dividing spaces (33, 34, 35) are definedthrough the base (10) and the support (20) by longitudinal andtransverse dividers, are located at different levels and correspond tothe crossbeams (23, 24, 25) to allow the golf clubs to respectivelyextend through the dividing spaces (33, 34, 35). The dividing spaces(34, 35) of at least two of the transverse rows are positioning holesand correspond to the positioning recesses (241, 251) of the positioningcrossbeams. Therefore, each golf club (95) may extend through onepositioning hole with the head (96) thereof resting and positioned on acorresponding positioning recess (241, 251) to prevent heads (96) ofdifferent golf clubs (95) such as irons from inadvertently collidingwith each other.

Furthermore, the dividing spaces (33) of a lowest one of the transverserows may be spaces for wedges.

Furthermore, the dividing spaces (33) of a highest one of the transverserows respectively cooperate with the positioning recesses (251) of theprotruding crossbeam (25) to respectively hold heads and shaft of theirons.

The putter space (50) is defined through the base (10) and the support(20) at the front (21) of the support (20). The putter space (50) mayhold a putter so that a golfer or a caddy may quickly access to theputter by his/her reflex without thinking. The putter in the putterspace (50) is also in front of other golf clubs (95) and would not beblocked by other golf clubs (95).

The longitudinal partition (40) is formed longitudinally on the support(20) adjacent to the crossbeams (23, 24, 25) and the transverse rows ofthe dividing spaces (33, 34, 35).

The longitudinal column of the spaces (60) for woods is defined throughthe base (10) and the support (20) adjacent to the longitudinalpartition (40) opposite to the dividing spaces (33, 34, 35) and istherefore separated from the dividing spaces (35) by the longitudinalpartition (40). The longitudinal column of the spaces (60) for woodsholds wood clubs so that the golfer or caddy may quickly access to thewood club set without seeking and consideration.

With reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, a second embodiment of a top frame inaccordance with the present invention is similar to the first embodimentand has the base (10 a) and the support (20 a). However, the secondembodiment omits the longitudinal partition and the spaces (60) forwoods so that the arrangement of the positioning recesses (241, 251),the dividing spaces (33, 34, 35) and the putter space (50) aresubstantially symmetrical relative to a longitudinal axis of the topframe.

Because the crossbeams (23, 24, 25) and the dividing spaces (33, 34, 35)are located at the different levels relative to the golf bag (90), theheads (96) of different golf clubs (95) with different lengths may beclassified appropriately to rest respectively in corresponding dividingspaces (33, 34, 35) and positioning recesses (241, 251) withoutcolliding with one another. The golfer and caddy may quickly and easilyidentify the heads (96) orderly arranged in differently levels forinstant and reflex access. Thus, the top frame of the present inventionprevents the golfer and caddy from blindly seeking and consideration dueto disorder arrangement of golf clubs in a conventional top frame.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the presentinvention have been set forth in the foregoing description, togetherwith details of the structure and function of the invention, thedisclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details,especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts withinthe principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by thebroad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims areexpressed.

1. A top frame for a golf bag comprising: a base being inclined andhaving a front; a rear being higher than the front; a top; and a bottom;a support formed on the top of the base and having a front; a rear beinghigher than the front of the support; and multiple crossbeams formedtransversely on the support and located at different levels, at leasttwo of the crossbeam being positioning crossbeams and each positioningcrossbeam having multiple positioning recesses defined in thepositioning crossbeams; and transverse rows of multiple dividing spacesdefined through the base and the support, located at different levelsand corresponding to the crossbeam, the dividing spaces of at least twoof the transverse rows being positioning holes and corresponding to thepositioning recesses of the positioning crossbeams.
 2. The top frame asclaimed in claim 1 further comprising a putter space defined through thebase and the support at the front of the support.
 3. The top frame asclaimed in claim 1 further comprising a longitudinal partition formed onlongitudinally on the support adjacent to the crossbeams and thetransverse rows of the dividing spaces; and a longitudinal column of thespaces for woods defined through the base and the support adjacent tothe longitudinal partition opposite to the dividing spaces and separatedfrom the dividing spaces by the longitudinal partition.
 4. The top frameas claimed in claim 1, wherein the dividing spaces of one of thetransverse rows are spaces for wedges.
 5. The top frame as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the dividing spaces of a lowest one of the transverserows are spaces for wedges.
 6. The top frame as claimed in claim 1,wherein one crossbeam is a protruding crossbeam formed on and protrudingbackwards from the rear of the base; and the dividing spaces of ahighest one of the transverse rows respectively cooperate with thepositioning recesses of the protruding crossbeam.
 7. A top frame for agolf bag comprising: a base being inclined and having a front; a rearbeing higher than the front; a top; and a bottom; a support formed onthe top of the base and having a front; a rear being higher than thefront of the support; and multiple crossbeams formed transversely on thesupport and located at different levels; and transverse rows of multipledividing spaces defined through the base and the support, located atdifferent levels and corresponding to the crossbeam.